Jesse Vile

Jesse Vile

director, writer, producer

Jesse Vile was born on Feb 27, 1981 in USA. Jesse Vile's big-screen debut came with Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet directed by Jesse Vile in 2012. Jesse Vile is known for Gypsy's Revenge directed by Jesse Vile, Dee Dee Blanchard stars as Self and Gypsy Rose Blanchard as Self. Jesse Vile has got 9 awards and 7 nominations so far. The most recent award Jesse Vile achieved is Biografilm Festival. The upcoming new movie Jesse Vile plays is Gypsy's Revenge which will be released on Nov 06, 2018.

Born in Philadelphia and now based in London, Jesse has over 10 years of experience in directing and producing film and TV, having worked on both theatrical releases and with major platforms including Netflix, Amazon Studios, ESPN Films, Discovery+, and Nat Geo.His 2012 debut feature documentary film, 'Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet', told the story of American musician Jason Becker and his battle with Lou Gehrig's disease. Screening at multiple film festivals across the globe, it received numerous awards including the Special Jury Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival. It also earned Jesse a nomination for Best Newcomer at the Grierson Awards and a New York Times Critic's Pick.His follow-up film 'The Prince of Pennsylvania', released as part of ESPN Films' 30 for 30 documentary series, told the bizarre story of John du Pont and his Foxcatcher wrestling team. It premiered at the Philadelphia Film Festival and the Hot Springs Film Festival, where it was nominated for Best Sports Documentary, before launching on ESPN. The 30 for 30 series went on to win an Emmy for Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction.Since then, Jesse has directed the feature documentary 'Gypsy's Revenge' for ID Films, 'This is Football' for Amazon Studios, and the Netflix Original documentary series 'Captive' and 'The Ripper', which became the #1 show on the platform following its release.His latest project, the four-part documentary series 'Curse of the Chippendales', premiered at the 65th London Film Festival in 2021. It was released on Discovery+ in the US and Amazon Prime in the U.K.

  • Birthday

    Feb 27, 1981
  • Place of Birth

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Awards

9 wins & 7 nominations

Biografilm Festival
2016
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)
Winner - Lancia Award
Calgary International Film Festival
2012
Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet (2012)
Winner - People's Choice Award
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